Black River (1957)
Overview
A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 6.351 |
Directed By
Masaki Kobayashi
Crew
Masaki Kobayashi
Takeo Tomishima
Ryōtarō Kuwata
Chūji Kinoshita
Yûharu Atsuta
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Ninjin Kurabu
Kazue Hirataka
Michisaburô Yasuda
Yûji Nagashima
Ikuo Kogiso
Yûgorô Imai
Kintarô Yamamoto
Hideo Nishizaki
Mitsuru Kaneko
Shinichi Kishimoto
Zenzō Matsuyama
TOP CAST
Fumio Watanabe
Nishida
Ineko Arima
Shizuko
Asao Sano
Sakazaki
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kin
Eijirō Tōno
Kurihara
Isuzu Yamada
Landlady
Tomo'o Nagai
Okada (uncredited)
Keiko Awaji
Okada's Wife (uncredited)
Natsuko Kahara
(uncredited)
Chisato Kasuga
(uncredited)
Yōko Katsuragi
(uncredited)
Kôichi Kitami
(uncredited)
Masao Kiyomizu
(uncredited)
Sue Mitobe
(uncredited)
Yasushi Nagata
(uncredited)
Zeko Nakamura
(uncredited)
Shojiro Ogasawara
(uncredited)
Toyo Takahashi
(uncredited)
Tamotsu Tamura
(uncredited)
Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)
Kanji Ōsugi
(uncredited)
Jun Ōtomo
(uncredited)
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